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J. S. GOLDSMITH.

ADVERTISING WAGON.

No. 269,045. Patented Dec. 12,1882.

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JOHN SIDNEY GOLDSMITH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ADVERTISING-WAGON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 269,045, datedDecember 12., 1882,

Application filed September 2, 1882. (N model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN SIDNEY GOLD- SMITH, acitizen of the UnitedStates, residing in the city, county, and State of New York, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Advertising Wagons or Vans, ofwhich the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,is a full, clear, and accurate description.

suitable apparatus so arranged as to cause the advertising frame orframes to revolve with the motion of the wheels of the wagon or vehicle.The revolutionof such frame or frames changes the position of theadvertising matter.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a vertical longitudinal section ofmyimprovement.

Fig. 2 shows a side elevation of the same.

My improvement is made as follows:

A represents a wagon or other vehicle so arranged as to sustain one ormore frames, B, preferably of circular shape, on which the desiredadvertisements are placed. The frames may he revolved by hand-power orother suitable apparatus placed inside of them, the frame or framesbeing provided, if desired, with a door or doors for admitting personsto work them.

D represents the wheels of the vehicle, and G the axles. To the hub ofone or more of the wheels D is attached a grooved wheel, E, whichrevolves with the motion of the wheel or wheels D, and imparts itsmotion to an endless chain, F. This chain F passes up and around anothergrooved wheel, E, which is secured at one end to the body of the vehicleand imparts motion to such grooved wheel E. The bar or shaft K isattached at one end to a beveled gear wheel, J. and secured at its otherend to the grooved wheel E. This beveled-gear wheel J engages withanother gear-wheel, J, which is secured to a standard, a, attached tothe body of the vehicle at b. The motion of the gearwheel J iscommunicated by the bar I to the bar E. This bar H is secured at c tothe crank or vertical bar G, and thus moves said crank or bar G. Thecrank or vertical bar G is secured to the frame B at d, and thus causesthe frame B to revolve with the movement of the vehicle. If two or moreframesare used, suitable connections may be made with them from thefirstframe, or they may be connected with the Wheels of the vehicle direct bylike apparatus as described. To the axles G of the vehicle the reach Lis secured, provided with the crook V, thus allowing the frame or framesto set down near the ground.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, In an advertising vehicle, the combination of arevolvingframe, formed with an open end to pass down over thevehicle-frame and rear wheels, as described, with front wheels connectedto rear wheels by a reach curved to pass round the end of the cylinder,and mechanism for revolving the cylinder, substantially as shown andspecified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 1st day ofSeptember, 1882.

JOHN SIDNEY GOLDSMITH.

In presence of-- CHARLES G. Con, H. H. SMITH.

